The Kardashian sisters and their brother are Armenian Orthodox. They give 10% of their assets each year to the Armenian Church.

I would pay His Holiness the Catholicos all my money to lock them up in Etchmiadzin.

A highly doubt that the Kardashians are members of the Armenian Orthodox Church, she occasionally tweets about her church visits to a "high-profile" celebrity Protestant church in LA.

I did read somewhere that she attended an Armenian Orthodox memorial service on the memorial of the Armenian Genocide and that she considered having her wedding at an Armenian church in LA. Searching google for the link to those articles...

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Most Holy Theotokos, Save Us!Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have Mercy Upon Me a Sinner!

Troy Polamalu is an active and particularly devout Eastern Orthodox Christian. He and his wife were married by Metropolitan Maximos, formerly of Pittsburgh, Holy Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh-GOAA. They are known for participating in retreats. His wife is on the FOCUS board, her name escapes me at the moment, but she wrote a message on the brochure FOCUS recently mailed out. In his first few weeks as the enthroned Metropolitan of Pittsburgh, a little over a year ago, Metropolitan Savas was Troy's guest in a loge during a Steelers' game.

Theodora Polamalu is her name. I got that from the FOCUS mail you referred to.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

I recently became aware that the outrageously gorgeous Maria Menounos is an Orthodox Christian, active in church affairs, sings in the choir, assists with Sunday Church School, and with the GOYA (Greek Orthodox Youth of America).

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

Angela 'Flossie' Biesiada - AAMB Toobah Andrei Rublev – Important in the history of Russian Iconography Dionisius – Headed a school of icon painting El Greco – From Crete, noted for Christian art Feofan Grek – Noted iconographer Boris Kustodiev Russian artist known for depictions of Russian Orthodox people and culture Jerzy Nowosielski – Famous Polish painter, noted for his numerous works of Byzantine influenced religious art Karl Matzek – Convert from Catholicism who did religious art for the faith Prokhor – Icon painter Toros Roslin – An Armenian of Oriental Orthodoxy, but some of his works are Byzantine-influenced Simon Ushakov – A leading religious artist linked to the reforms of Patriarch Nikon Roy Marten – An Indonesian Artist Holly Valance – Singer and model Valentin Alexandrovich Serov – a Russian painter, and one of the premier portrait artists of his era.

F. Murray Abraham, former Syrian Orthodox altar boy John Belushi, Member of the Albanian Orthodox Church in childhood; his funeral was in that faith James Belushi, Member of the Albanian Orthodox Church, John's brother. Charles Bronson, former Russian Orthodox, son of a Kryashen. George Chakiris - Contributor to a Greek Orthodox Cathedral Sandra Dee - (birth name: Alexandra Cymboliak Zuck). One time wife of Bobby Darin. Raised Russian Orthodox in New Jersey. Her mother was of Carpathian Russian ancestry. Tina Fey - Greek-American on her mother's side and married in a Greek Orthodox wedding. Zach Galifianakis - Baptized at St. Barbara's Greek Orthodox Church in Durham, NC Tom Hanks - Converted on marrying Rita Wilson, mention by Saint Sophia Cathedral, Los Angeles. Melina Kanakaredes - St. Nicholas's Greek Orthodox Church listed her as a possible speaker, credits the church as helpful to her in youth. Elia Kazan - The director. Born to Greek parents who immigrated from the Ottoman Empire to the United States. Emir Kusturica - Serbian Orthodox. Raised in a Bosnian Muslim Family. His conversion gained some media attention. Larry Lindale - Actor (also an Historian). Russian Orthodox - converted from Presbyterian Church. Reportedly has Russian Ancestry. Karl Malden (Mladen Sekulovich) was said to have been Serbian Orthodox. Constantine Maroulis - Greek Orthodox, brother of Athan Maroulis Debbie Matenopoulos Christopher Orr - convert from Lutheranism (Some possibility of confusion here with Orthodox church reader Christopher Orr) Christopher Sarantakos "Criss Angel", American of Greek descent. Can be seen crossing himself in an Orthodox manner during his shows, however it is unknown if he is a practicing Orthodox Christian. Telly Savalas - Contributed to Greek Orthodox Cathedrals and his bald image began after playing Pontius Pilate Amy Sedaris - American actress, author and comedian Nia Vardalos Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church site Rita Wilson Lana Wood - (birth name: Svetlana Gurdin - family name changed from Zakharenko). Russian Orthodox actress - sister of Natalie Wood. Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko - Russian Orthodox actress known as Natalie Wood Jennifer Aniston

Musicians/Composers

Maksym Berezovsky - Known for religious music Dmytro Bortniansky - Religious music. Bill Evans Alexander Frey - Conductor, pianist, organist and composer, was baptized in the Greek Orthodox church, but is also a practicing Episcopalian. David Gahan - English lead singer for Depeche Mode, converted to Greek Orthodox Christianity to marry his current wife Jennifer. Constance Geanakoplos, Concert pianist Chris Hillman - original member of The Byrds Lena Katina - Member of Russian music group t.A.T.u. Boris Ledkovsky - Russian-American composer of Church music Bob Marley - was baptized by the Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Church in Kingston, Jamaica, on November 4, 1980 George Michael - celebrity pop singer, a Greek-Cypriote. Dimitris Mitropoulos - Conductor, pianist and composer. Music Director of the New York Philharmonic and the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac - one of the most famous Serbian composers and music educators of the nineteenth century. Lauryn Hill - Baptized into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church with the name "Fikerte Maryam" Inva Mula - Albanian Orthodox, famous opera singer. Arvo Pärt - known for religious music, convert from Lutheranism Tose Proeski - Macedonian pop singer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Possibly atheist after some point, but did Russian Orthodox church music. Sergei Rachmaninoff Mstislav Rostropovich - Conductor, National Symphony, Cellist Thomas Simaku - Albanian Orthodox, famous composer. Trey Spruance - Leader of the multi-genre outfit Secret Chiefs 3 Igor Stravinsky - Left the faith from 1900 to 1926, after rejoining he did Symphony of Psalms. John Tavener - Converted to Orthodoxy, and much of his music is influenced by that. He is now often said to be Universalist or Perrenialist, although he himself says that he remains Orthodox. Julia Volkova Member of Russian music group t.A.T.u. Stephen M. Wolownik - Church music early on Steven Delopoulos - Folk singer/songwriter, lead singer for Burlap to Cashmere Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - a Russian composer of the Romantic era. His wide ranging output includes symphonies, operas, ballets, instrumental and chamber music and songs. Sasha Leonov - A Russian Australian singer/songwriter who has released two albums: Accolades for Days of Sunshine and Remnants of Tomorrow. Svetlana Ceca Raznatovic - Serbian pop-folk singer

Michel Aflaq - Founder of Baathism Miron Cristea - first patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church and Prime Minister for about a year Constantine Karamanlis - First Prime Minister of the Third Hellenic Republic, Former President of Greece (ND) Boris Tadić - President of Serbia Kostas Karamanlis - Prime Minister of Greece (ND) Vojislav Koštunica - former Prime Minister of Serbia. Leonid Kuchma - former President of Ukraine. Makarios III - President of Cyprus Dmitry Medvedev - Former President of Russia Fan S. Noli - Albanian-Orthodox bishop and briefly prime-minister of Albania Tassos Papadopoulos - President of Cyprus Andreas Papandreou - Former Prime Minister of Greece (PASOK) Vladimir Putin - President of Russia & Former Prime Minister of Russia Fyodor Rtishchev Mikhail Saakashvili - Current President of Georgia. Eduard Shevardnadze - Former President of Georgia. Bidzina Ivanishvili - Current Prime Minister of Georgia. Viktor Yanukovych - Current President of Ukraine. Eleftherios Venizelos - Former Prime Minister of Greece Viktor Yushchenko - Former President of Ukraine. Constantin Zureiq - Early Arab nationalist leader Vlad Tepes - 15th century Wallachian prince of the house of Dracul. He reluctantly converted to Catholicism after months of torture under the hand of king Matthias of Hungary.

Scientists

Anthemius of Tralles, an architect who designed the Hagia Sophia. Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, mathematician. Nikolay Bogolyubov (1909–1992), theoretical physicist and mathematician. Theodosius Dobzhansky – Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution concerns the religious reader. Pavel Florensky – Worked on Dielectrics and theodicy. Alexander Friedmann – Discovered the expanding universe solution to the Einstein field equations. John Kanzius – Raised Russian Orthodox. Created an experimental cancer treatment using radio waves and discovered how to use radio frequencies to ignite salt water. Sergei Korolev – Designed the R-7 rocket which launched the Space Age on October 4, 1957. Dmitri Mendeleev – Noted chemist. Josif Pančić (convert) Ivan Pavlov – His father was a Russian Orthodox priest and Ivan Pavlov was enrolled in the seminary before reading The Origin of Species [34]. John Philoponus – "Christian philosopher, scientist, and theologian". Alexander Popov – Inventor of radio. Son of a priest; planned to study in the seminary. Michael I. Pupin – Famous physicist. Nikola Tesla – Serbian scientist and electrical engineer. He was Serbian Orthodox as a child in least since his father was a priest.

Writers/philosophers

Nikolai Berdyaev – Russian Orthodox Christian existentialist Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh – A bishop and writer. Michael Choniates – Byzantine writer and ecclesiastic Fyodor Dostoevsky – Many of his novels, like The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov, have specific Russian Orthodox themes Jim Forest – Writer, peace activist and lay theologian Alexander Galich – Russian Jewish convert who wrote poems and screenplays. (Also joined the National Alliance of Russian Solidarists) Christos Jonathan Seth Hayward - author and convert from Protestant Christianity. Ivan Ilyin – Slavophile, wrote Axioms of Religious Experience Ivan Kireevsky – often considered the father of Russian and Slavophile philosophy. Konstantin Pobedonostsev Seraphim Rose(convert) – Monk Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn – Russian Orthodox novelist Richard Swinburne – Christian philosopher and convert to Orthodoxy late in life Timothy Ware – A bishop and writer. Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin – Russian author of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol – considered the father of modern Russian realism, but at the same time, his work is very much in the genre of romanticism.

-A handful of others (most of them not actually being Orthodox, except for somewhere on the internet).

I saw Pete Maravich in the list above. His family may have been Orthodox at some point in their past, but he is well-known in Evangelical circles for his born-again experience after the misery of fame set in. Heck, he died playing basketball with James Dobson.

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Blessed Nazarius practiced the ascetic life. His clothes were tattered. He wore his shoes without removing them for six years.

THE OPINIONS HERE MAY NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED ORTHODOX CHURCH

1 Timothy 2:9 - In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Matthew 5:28 - But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Proverbs 7:10 - And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

1 Peter 3:3-4 - "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."

This is more than just immodesty though. This is her doing it knowing full well that she will be mass viewed by millions of people. She knows she will be causing a lot of people to fall and stumble into sin. I have no idea why Eastern Orthodox Christians would consider her a sister. Unless of course I have it all wrong again, and somehow Orthodoxy has a non-sola scriptura approach to allow stripping. This would be unknown to me however.

Conquer evil men by your gentle kindness, and make zealous men wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion. With the afflicted be afflicted in mind. Love all men, but keep distant from all men.—St. Isaac of Syria

Born of Serbian parents and is now I believe a protestant.I don't thing anyone mentione Predrag Peja Stojakovic who used to play in NBA, won a championship while playing for Mavericks.He married a Greek model. I believe they have a baby.Marko Jaric also played in NBA and married Adriana Lima Brasilian model (not sure if she is Orthodox).

1 Timothy 2:9 - In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Matthew 5:28 - But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Proverbs 7:10 - And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

1 Peter 3:3-4 - "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."

This is more than just immodesty though. This is her doing it knowing full well that she will be mass viewed by millions of people. She knows she will be causing a lot of people to fall and stumble into sin. I have no idea why Eastern Orthodox Christians would consider her a sister. Unless of course I have it all wrong again, and somehow Orthodoxy has a non-sola scriptura approach to allow stripping. This would be unknown to me however.

Aren't we so high and mighty, and apparently without stain!

Jennifer Aniston was "Baptized, Illumined, and Confirmed..." into the Orthodox Church, just as I was; her life is not for us to judge---she may be no more sinful than I.

He's a Cypriot based on that alone it woe be safe to assume he is unless stronger proof to the contrary can be produced

The all-knowing Internetz stated that he has no religious affiliation, and actually despises all organized religion.

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Conquer evil men by your gentle kindness, and make zealous men wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion. With the afflicted be afflicted in mind. Love all men, but keep distant from all men.—St. Isaac of Syria

Michael is highly critical of fundamentalist religious groups, and is not religious himself.

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Conquer evil men by your gentle kindness, and make zealous men wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion. With the afflicted be afflicted in mind. Love all men, but keep distant from all men.—St. Isaac of Syria

1 Timothy 2:9 - In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Matthew 5:28 - But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Proverbs 7:10 - And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

1 Peter 3:3-4 - "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."

This is more than just immodesty though. This is her doing it knowing full well that she will be mass viewed by millions of people. She knows she will be causing a lot of people to fall and stumble into sin. I have no idea why Eastern Orthodox Christians would consider her a sister. Unless of course I have it all wrong again, and somehow Orthodoxy has a non-sola scriptura approach to allow stripping. This would be unknown to me however.

Aren't we so high and mighty, and apparently without stain!

Jennifer Aniston was "Baptized, Illumined, and Confirmed..." into the Orthodox Church, just as I was; her life is not for us to judge---she may be no more sinful than I.

Who said I was without stain or high or mighty?

But I still have yet to make millions of people fall, MULTIPLE times.

Judgment, odd that the scriptures have judged these things already. I know some sins when I see them. A woman dressing down into her undergarments like that, dancing around, and being a "stripper", knowing full well she'll be seen by millions of people is pretty rough.

There is sin, then there is WELL PLANNED out sin. Then there is PAID FOR WELL PLANNED OUT sin.

Then there is:WrittenScriptedPresented to StudiosStudio acceptanceStudios calling agentsAgent calling AnistonAniston seeing the scriptAniston deciding that she wants to be in a movie stripping and with other immoral themesAniston negotiating through agent for payAniston practicing and getting ready for the sinful roleAniston still keeping her decision up despite many months where the studio preparesAniston traveling to studioAniston for many days seeing an immoral movie being shotFinally Aniston stripping down for the movie and dancing on cameraAfterwards she doesn't quit, but keeps up the movie

Of course, we should ignore all the other adultery themed movies she's been in.Also ignore the perhaps BILLIONS of people that know of her, who see the filth she makes.

I know, it's common to say "she may be no greater sinner than I". blah blah... It's an easy ploy to be Mr. Humble. An Orthodox Christian knows the seriousness of what she is doing to masses of people. It's not about judgment, it's about watching somebody with so much fame seriously contribute to the wickedness of this world.

Me I have plenty of sins & stains. But I can assure you that I have yet to have so many fall into sin.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

Jennifer Aniston has done some very questionable things for an Orthodox Christian. But, the same can be said about many others. How about Anne V, Maria Sharapova and other Orthodox actresses/supermodels? They've incited lust and sin in very many males due to their activity, participating in sexually suggestive photo shoots and/or acting in inappropriate films etc.

They've incited lust and sin in very many males due to their activity, participating in sexually suggestive photo shoots and/or acting in inappropriate films etc.

Oh, I don't know...if they didn't incite those males to lust and sin, some other women would've done it, and if the males on this site are any indication, it wouldn't take much. I'd prefer knowing that the women who flaunt their bodies on TV, film, and in photos in order to arouse me sexually are not aphthartodocetists...that would really screw up my theosis.

Mor Ephrem is a nice guy. Just say sorry and it will all be ok. Say I had things that were inside troubling me but I didn't know how to express appropriately. I will not behave that way again but I am seeking help.

1 Timothy 2:9 - In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Matthew 5:28 - But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Proverbs 7:10 - And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

1 Peter 3:3-4 - "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."

This is more than just immodesty though. This is her doing it knowing full well that she will be mass viewed by millions of people. She knows she will be causing a lot of people to fall and stumble into sin. I have no idea why Eastern Orthodox Christians would consider her a sister. Unless of course I have it all wrong again, and somehow Orthodoxy has a non-sola scriptura approach to allow stripping. This would be unknown to me however.

Aren't we so high and mighty, and apparently without stain!

Jennifer Aniston was "Baptized, Illumined, and Confirmed..." into the Orthodox Church, just as I was; her life is not for us to judge---she may be no more sinful than I.

Who said I was without stain or high or mighty?

But I still have yet to make millions of people fall, MULTIPLE times.

Judgment, odd that the scriptures have judged these things already. I know some sins when I see them. A woman dressing down into her undergarments like that, dancing around, and being a "stripper", knowing full well she'll be seen by millions of people is pretty rough.

There is sin, then there is WELL PLANNED out sin. Then there is PAID FOR WELL PLANNED OUT sin.

Then there is:WrittenScriptedPresented to StudiosStudio acceptanceStudios calling agentsAgent calling AnistonAniston seeing the scriptAniston deciding that she wants to be in a movie stripping and with other immoral themesAniston negotiating through agent for payAniston practicing and getting ready for the sinful roleAniston still keeping her decision up despite many months where the studio preparesAniston traveling to studioAniston for many days seeing an immoral movie being shotFinally Aniston stripping down for the movie and dancing on cameraAfterwards she doesn't quit, but keeps up the movie

Of course, we should ignore all the other adultery themed movies she's been in.Also ignore the perhaps BILLIONS of people that know of her, who see the filth she makes.

I know, it's common to say "she may be no greater sinner than I". blah blah... It's an easy ploy to be Mr. Humble. An Orthodox Christian knows the seriousness of what she is doing to masses of people. It's not about judgment, it's about watching somebody with so much fame seriously contribute to the wickedness of this world.

Me I have plenty of sins & stains. But I can assure you that I have yet to have so many fall into sin.

There are Orthodox Christians standing next to you in church, or who are members of your church but do not attend very often, or who are not members of a parish, but consider themselves Orthodox and were Baptized and Confirmed into Orthodox Christianity, who lead lives of similar repute to the lovely Ms. Aniston, but are not movie and television celebrities.

1 Timothy 2:9 - In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Matthew 5:28 - But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Proverbs 7:10 - And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

1 Peter 3:3-4 - "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."

This is more than just immodesty though. This is her doing it knowing full well that she will be mass viewed by millions of people. She knows she will be causing a lot of people to fall and stumble into sin. I have no idea why Eastern Orthodox Christians would consider her a sister. Unless of course I have it all wrong again, and somehow Orthodoxy has a non-sola scriptura approach to allow stripping. This would be unknown to me however.

Aren't we so high and mighty, and apparently without stain!

Jennifer Aniston was "Baptized, Illumined, and Confirmed..." into the Orthodox Church, just as I was; her life is not for us to judge---she may be no more sinful than I.

Who said I was without stain or high or mighty?

But I still have yet to make millions of people fall, MULTIPLE times.

Judgment, odd that the scriptures have judged these things already. I know some sins when I see them. A woman dressing down into her undergarments like that, dancing around, and being a "stripper", knowing full well she'll be seen by millions of people is pretty rough.

There is sin, then there is WELL PLANNED out sin. Then there is PAID FOR WELL PLANNED OUT sin.

Then there is:WrittenScriptedPresented to StudiosStudio acceptanceStudios calling agentsAgent calling AnistonAniston seeing the scriptAniston deciding that she wants to be in a movie stripping and with other immoral themesAniston negotiating through agent for payAniston practicing and getting ready for the sinful roleAniston still keeping her decision up despite many months where the studio preparesAniston traveling to studioAniston for many days seeing an immoral movie being shotFinally Aniston stripping down for the movie and dancing on cameraAfterwards she doesn't quit, but keeps up the movie

Of course, we should ignore all the other adultery themed movies she's been in.Also ignore the perhaps BILLIONS of people that know of her, who see the filth she makes.

I know, it's common to say "she may be no greater sinner than I". blah blah... It's an easy ploy to be Mr. Humble. An Orthodox Christian knows the seriousness of what she is doing to masses of people. It's not about judgment, it's about watching somebody with so much fame seriously contribute to the wickedness of this world.

Me I have plenty of sins & stains. But I can assure you that I have yet to have so many fall into sin.

There are Orthodox Christians standing next to you in church, or who are members of your church but do not attend very often, or who are not members of a parish, but consider themselves Orthodox and were Baptized and Confirmed into Orthodox Christianity, who lead lives of similar repute to the lovely Ms. Aniston, but are not movie and television celebrities.

Wait..What?? .........Shut up

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Your idea has been debunked 1000 times already.. Maybe 1001 will be the charm

He's a Cypriot based on that alone it woe be safe to assume he is unless stronger proof to the contrary can be produced

The all-knowing Internetz stated that he has no religious affiliation, and actually despises all organized religion.

He's an apostate (of course he would despise all "organized religion"-it conflicts with his lifestyle and bathroom habits). But still, IIRC he was baptized in the Church.

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Question a friend, perhaps he did not do it; but if he did anything so that he may do it no more.A hasty quarrel kindles fire,and urgent strife sheds blood.If you blow on a spark, it will glow;if you spit on it, it will be put out; and both come out of your mouth

They've incited lust and sin in very many males due to their activity, participating in sexually suggestive photo shoots and/or acting in inappropriate films etc.

Oh, I don't know...if they didn't incite those males to lust and sin, some other women would've done it, and if the males on this site are any indication, it wouldn't take much. I'd prefer knowing that the women who flaunt their bodies on TV, film, and in photos in order to arouse me sexually are not aphthartodocetists...that would really screw up my theosis.

I learned a new word today! and had to look that one up. Is this sort of thing common these days?

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"I wish they would remember that the charge to Peter was "Feed my sheep", not "Try experiments on my rats", or even "Teach my performing dogs new tricks". - C. S. Lewis

I watched a half hour interview with John Tavener, BBC Hardtalk, a couple of days back. He argues all religions are equally valid, Hinduism, etc., etc. and acknowledges he has had a crisis of both faith and a lack of music in his head. Had a long period of serious ill-health from which he hasn't entirely recovered.

Not sure you might convincingly argue he is Orthodox, other than in a very unOrthodox way.

Jennifer Aniston has done some very questionable things for an Orthodox Christian. But, the same can be said about many others. How about Anne V, Maria Sharapova and other Orthodox actresses/supermodels? They've incited lust and sin in very many males due to their activity, participating in sexually suggestive photo shoots and/or acting in inappropriate films etc.

Oh boy, here we go with the "dang women and their demon gams" bit. I seem to remember Christ not only telling the adulterous woman to go forth and sin no more, but also telling men that should they so much as look at a woman with lust, they have sinned. Ask yourself which one you are more personally responsible for when it comes to looking at suggestive photos and movies. Maybe that realization will evoke a different, more appropriate response to them.

Jennifer Aniston has done some very questionable things for an Orthodox Christian. But, the same can be said about many others. How about Anne V, Maria Sharapova and other Orthodox actresses/supermodels? They've incited lust and sin in very many males due to their activity, participating in sexually suggestive photo shoots and/or acting in inappropriate films etc.

Oh boy, here we go with the "dang women and their demon gams" bit. I seem to remember Christ not only telling the adulterous woman to go forth and sin no more, but also telling men that should they so much as look at a woman with lust, they have sinned. Ask yourself which one you are more personally responsible for when it comes to looking at suggestive photos and movies. Maybe that realization will evoke a different, more appropriate response to them.

Sharapova's gams (especially in action) motivate me to work harder on my own. Is that an appropriate response?

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'Evil isn't the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as evil, maybe more so, and it's a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against stupid. That might actually make a difference.'~Harry Dresden

Mor Ephrem is a nice guy. Just say sorry and it will all be ok. Say I had things that were inside troubling me but I didn't know how to express appropriately. I will not behave that way again but I am seeking help.

Mor Ephrem is a nice guy. Just say sorry and it will all be ok. Say I had things that were inside troubling me but I didn't know how to express appropriately. I will not behave that way again but I am seeking help.